South Korea to End Visa Free Travel to Countries Currently Banning Koreans Over Coronavirus Fears

For Americans this news will not apply because the U.S. does not have a travel ban in place on South Korea. It will apply to a total of 88 countries which include Canada and Australia:

This photo captures an almost empty arrival gate at Jeju International Airport on South Korea’s southernmost island of Jeju on Feb. 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Yonhap)

The government plans to bring into force a decision to temporarily suspend visa exemptions for countries imposing entry bans on South Koreans at an early date, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. 

South Korea announced earlier that it will halt visa-free entry and visa waiver programs for countries that have barred the entry of South Koreans over coronavirus concerns, a move aimed at curbing the rise in imported cases that has emerged as a key factor behind the continuing virus outbreak.

Yonhap

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